Species profile—Antechinus argentus (silver-headed antechinus)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals) → Dasyuridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=dasyuridae ) (dasyurids) → Antechinus argentus (silver-headed antechinus)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35003&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35003&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=35003 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals)
- Family
- Dasyuridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=dasyuridae ) (dasyurids)
- Scientific name
- Antechinus argentus Baker, Mutton & Hines 2013
- Common name
- silver-headed antechinus
- Type reference
- Baker, A.M., Mutton, T.Y. & Hines, H.B. (2013). A new dasyurid marsupial from Kroombit Tops, south-east Queensland, Australia: the Silver-headed Antechinus, Antechinus argentus sp. nov. (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Zootaxa 3746 (2): 201-239.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 35003
- Synonym(s)
- Antechinus flavipes
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Antechinus%20argentus )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Antechinus%20argentus#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ANTECHINUS%2BARGENTUS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35003 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35003 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
